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LUGIUS M. OLDEN, 0F PANA, ILLINoI-s. l Letters PatentNo.. 71,405, datedNovember 26,1867:

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-Hives.

vTo ALLl WHoM 1T MAY coNcERN: y y y v Be it known that I, LUcIUS M.OLDEN, of Pana, in the county of Christian, and State ofIllinois, have*`p invented a new andl improved Bee-Hive; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full; clear, and exact` l i j ldescription thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in

which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cylindricalbee-hive. Figure 2 is a diametrical section through this hive. i, i iFigures 3, 4, 5, and 6 are views oi' my improved rectangular bee-hives.Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several'figures p The object of this invention is to protect bees from theravages of the miller-moth by the construction of hives1of a substancewhich will resist all attempts of the moth intrenching itself 1in thewalls of the hives, and i p which will also aord ample protection to thebees from extremes of temperature during winter and summer,.as'` will behereinafter described.,

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, Iwilldescribe-its constuctionand operation. i In the accompanying drawings,iigs. l and 2, A represents the cylindrical body ofthe hive,iwhichisconstructed with a dat bottom, A', and a removable concavo-convex top,B.` The upper edge of `the cylindrical body A` is rabbeted, as shown ing.i2, so thatrthe cover Bwill'tsnugly in place. Within this hive Iarrange the frames for receiving the honey-comb, and construct them ofwood or other suitable material, with `their outer i edges covered withthin sheet metal,as shown. Any suitable formof comb-frame maybe employedinthehives, i i i and, whatever form is employed, it'should be provided4with the metal protection described. The recesses and i i i elevationsnecessary for keeping the frames in their proper places in the hive willbe formed as I'shown in the drawings, or in any other suitable manner. Iconstruct the cylindricall body, the top, and the bottom of i this hive,shown in iig. 1, of dried or vburnt earth, after the manner of makingearthcnware or stoneware. The p external surface of the'hive willbe.reperly'4 glazed, so as to exclude water and dampness from the interiorthereof, and Vto preserve the hive fro destruction. I have discoveredthntthe miller-moth will not infest b`ee` hives `unless it can intrenchitself into the walls thereof', to prevent which I construct my hives ofburnt clay 1 or stoneware, whichwill resist all attempts of the moths tointrench themselves, and also prevent the bees from i being injured bythe extremes of temperature during winter and summer. The burntclay or`stoneware being i a good non-conductor oi' heat and cold, it will keep4theinterior of the hive'always pleasantuand comfortable 1, for `thebees. i l i i y I udo not confine my invention t'o a cylindrical hive,as rectangular or other shaped hives maybe made `of thesubstance'described. i Figs. 3 and -1 show a rectangular hive havingoneset of combframes,.and figs.` 5 and 6 show a rectangular `sectionalhive, with two sets f comb-frames arranged within it.` Thislast-mentioned hive i is made in two'horizontal sections, so that theupper section can be removed for obtaining access to the lower pcomb-frames. IBut my invcntioni-is limited to earthen or stonewarehives,pwhich are adapted for supporting p comb-frames, as described and.shown.

I am aware that carthenwarevcssels for bees to store honey in aredescribed in the book entitled the: Honey-Bee; therefore I do not claimbroadly the use of earthenware receptacles for honey; but what I dolclaimas my.invention, and desire to secure byIiettcrs Patent, is y Thebaked earthenware or stoneware bee-hive, furnished with comb-frames, andconstructed substantially I l in the manner herein described and shown,as an improved article of manufacture. l

Lucius-4M. OLDEN.

Witnesses:

S.1D. HIGGENS, S. V. Bosman-nav.

